General Riddles

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

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